Despite doctors voicing fears they could be jailed for disclosing abuse of refugees, Richard Marles says whistleblower protection laws would still apply in relation to the Border Force Act. Is he right?

Shadow Immigration Minister Richard Marles said the world is experiencing its greatest period of human need since WWII.
AAP/Mick TsikasJuly 3, 2015

2014 was the year of triumphant press conferences at which the Abbott government affirmed its determination to “stop the boats” and outlined its success at doing so. However, 2015 is likely to be much…

Michael Pezzullo is spearheading far-reaching changes in doctrine and organisation of Australian immigration and border security.
AAP/Stefan PostlesJanuary 22, 2015

The Australian government is in the throes of a major recasting of traditional immigration and border security doctrines and institutions. The changes are being led by the incoming secretary of the newly…

Hazaras have long been persecuted in Afghanistan, but those returned from countries like Australia are in particular danger of being tortured and murdered.
Wikimedia Commons/ISAF Public Affairs OfficeOctober 14, 2014

It has been a bad time lately for Afghan Hazaras with Australian connections. In late September, the shocking news came through that the Taliban had tortured and murdered an Australian of Afghan background…

A supposedly proud record of generosity to refugees in no way alters the harshness of the government’s present policies.
AAP/Stefan PostlesOctober 7, 2014

How do Australian institutions and political leaders draw on history to tell us who we are? How do they make sense of Australia’s past as a country of immigration and a nation that has accommodated hundreds…